Wedding Thank You Card Wording

If you are struggling to find the correct wording for your wedding thank you cards, this post will have some helpful tips and guides. It includes thank you card etiquette for a variety of matrimonial related occasions.

Should you send a thank you cards for a bridal shower and the wedding:

Yes! You should send out a set of thank you’s to the attendees at a bridal, wedding or couple’s shower. Any event where gifts are received, a thank you card is commonly required. You want to send a note out a week or two after the event. If the shower was honoring the bride only, then she is the only party responsible for sending the cards. For an event like a bridal shower, a quick way to send out a lot of thank you’s is by using thank you postcards, which can be mailed without an envelope and with a reduced rate postage stamp at USPS to save funds for the wedding.

Thank you card wording:

You want to be sincere and heartfelt when writing a thank you message. Think about how you are going to use the gift and work that into the message, or such information of What did you like about it? Why it is special to you? How the gift made you feel? Something you plan to use it for? Also, thank the person for attending the shower if they were there.

Thank you card wording for Money:

For gifts of cash or gift cards, you can use words like generosity and tell the gift giver what you will likely do with the money. Put it toward your honeymoon fund, buy things for your newlywed home, save it for the future. The best written thank you cards include details that lets the person know that you thought about their gift and really appreciate it.

Thank you card wording for gifts you don’t like, plan to return or receive multiple of:

If you feel uncertain how to write a note about a gift that you didn’t really love, remember it’s the thought that counts. You don’t need to be insincere, but you can express your gratitude for the thought behind the present and you can mention you might be returning it if it’s something large or that the person will notice, but explain the reasons why and keep it positive so you don’t hurt anyone’s feelings. Don’t say outright that you don’t like something.

Other Tips:

Make sure details like spelling of a person’s name and gifts received are correct when writing the note. It’s best to use a gift list printable at the party to fill out as you are opening things to keep it all straight later on.